DESECRATION: UE5.7 Short Film

Directed by Jikang Liu & James Ring

A medieval vicar reunites with her dead lover, whose remains bleed eternally on her altar in an abandoned church. 

Storyboards, Color Scripts, Environment, Lighting, Character Design, Character Modeling & Texturing, Character Animation by Jikang Liu
Blood FX, Cloth Simulation, Posession FX, Shaders, Painterly Post-Process Material by James Ring

Modeling & Texturing Breakdown: Vicar Malary | Dame Valentin

DAME VALENTIN: Character Modeling Breakdown


Dame Valentin, a crusader knight, was canonized as a Saint after dying in battle. Her remains were stored in a reliquary mask, which her lover stole and used to resurrect her into an empty husk. 

Modeled in Maya & Blender, sculpted in ZBrush, cloth simulation in Marvelous Designer.



Concept Development

Valentine’s design is inspired by the Tarot card Three of Swords, and medieval reliquaries.

Modeling Breakdown




VICAR MALARY: Character Modeling Breakdown

Malary was appointed the Royal Vicar at Castle Nox, whose inhabitants are plagued by a disease that turns them into monsters. Many believe she is the demon responsible.

Sculpted in ZBrush. Modeled, textured, and rigged in Blender.  Rendered in Unreal Engine 5.


Concept Development

Since demons are usually associated with bulls, I incorporated elements like the horned headdress and septum ring into Malary’s design to evoke the imagery of a bull.
Concept development
Wireframe
Modeling Breakdown
Lowpoly modeling
Zbrush sculpting
Lace cards
Handpaint Normal Map
Handpaint Albedo Map
Ruffles cloth simulation

Storyboards & Color Script

by Jikang Liu


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